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Begin with the N5 essentials — 5 kanji, about 5 minutes.

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paint, plasterト、ぬる、ぬり、まみれる · N2

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塗

JLPT N213 strokesFrequency #1414Secondary schoolRadical: 氵 water (left)

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ぬる、ぬり、まみれる

13 strokes · ready

Watch the character build in the standard Japanese stroke sequence.

塗 is built from the 氵 (water (left)), 余, and 土 components.

A common word using 塗 is 塗る (ぬる), meaning “to paint, to plaster”.

Don't confuse it with 除, 徐, 叙, and 余.

Look-alikes learners actually mix up — worth a second look.

Dictionary words outside the current JLPT lists.

塗ぬりcoating (esp. lacquering)
糊塗ことpatching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake)
溜塗ためぬりlacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat
塗りぬりcoating (esp. lacquering)
塗笠ぬりがさtraditional lacquered conical hat
塗籠ぬりごめinterior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
塗篭ぬりごめinterior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
溜塗りためぬりlacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat
溜め塗ためぬりlacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat

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